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Nine Benefits of Using Social Proof in Marketing

Webbiquity

With social proof, prospective customers get an in-depth look at a product or service without wading through direct marketing or sales-focused copy. Social proof offers several benefits for both small to midsized businesses (SMBs) and large enterprises. Differentiates Your Offering.

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Does brand marketing still matter in the digital age?

Biznology

Digital marketers (including me) have criticized the old “brand awareness” game, where that was the only measurement we focused on to show that our marketing is any good. But don’t let that focus on measurement lead you to the conclusion that brand marketing itself is unimportant.

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WMC Interviews: Janine Popick

WebMarketCentral

Janine Popick (JP): I've been in Direct Marketing for about 17 years in one fashion or another. In the late 90's after a merger with XOOM.com, NBC.com and Snap.com to form NBCi, I formed NBCi Direct, the direct marketing division of NBC Internet. In the early to mid 90's I managed Direct Marketing at Claris Corp.

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An Alternative Approach to Developing Content Marketing Personas

Content Marketing Institute

As we’ve outlined, one of the key elements of the approach of content marketing is that it cannot simply be a replacement for our direct marketing efforts. If we are ever to truly succeed with a content marketing strategy, we must provide for the capability to drive multiple lines of value for the business.

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19 New Featured Sources on the B2B Marketing Zone

Webbiquity

Social Media Statistics for B2B Marketers , June 21, 2010. Dianna Huff – B2B Marcom ( Small Business Newsletter Email Campaign Facebook SEO Budget Writing ). 7 Old Fashioned Marketing Tips that Set You Apart , June 14, 2010. How to Calculate Social Marketing ROI , June 24, 2010. Dianna Huff ( @diannahuff ).

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

First blush, I'd want to differentiate between marketing to this influencers and communicating with them. I like your “monitor and respond to all&# thought — this is more of a public relations model than a marketing model, especially if we dispense with the concept of “impressions&# in favor of “contacts.&#

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What Bubba Gump Shrimp Can Teach You About Social Media

Convince & Convert

Partnership with American Express, apparently 10,000 small businesses who are American Express cardholders are going to be invited to participate in this expanded beta in the next few weeks, to really turn over the keys to the Twitter ad system. How does that differentiation in brand manifest in social media?